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Recognised as Colour

#FF73E4

  • #FF73E4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Violet

#FF73E4 is a magenta with RGB values 255, 115, 228 and HSL 312°, 100%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Violet.

Colour values

#FF73E4#FF73E4
HEX#FF73E4
RGBrgb(255, 115, 228)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.451, 0.8941
RGB percentages100%, 45.1%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(311.6, 100%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.6, 54.9%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 10.6%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,741,348
CSS custom property--colour: #FF73E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#008C1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#749BE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB0E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FF7AA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourViolet (#EE82EE)ΔE 11.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#73FF8E
Analogous#D473FF, #FF739E
Triadic#E4FF73, #73E4FF
Split complementary#9EFF73, #73FFD4
Tetradic#FFD473, #73FF8E, #739EFF

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFD9F8
Lighter +10%#FFA6EE
Darker −10%#FF40DA
Darker −20%#FF0DD0
Darker −30%#D900AF
Darker −40%#A60086
More saturated +25%#FF73E4
Less saturated −25%#EE84D9

Channel breakdown

R255
G115
B228
Red255 (100%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue311.57°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 73 · B E4

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